Annette Congdon

Annette “Ticker”Griffitts Ballard Congdon

Annette “Ticker” Griffitts Ballard Congdon died peacefully at Cathedral Village on August 16 where she had lived for 26 years.  She was born in Philadelphia on March 12, 1929 to Samuel Powel Griffitts and Annette Newhall Griffitts. She grew up in Center City and on a farm in Horsham, PA.

 She graduated from Springside School in 1947 and then attended Briarcliff College. In 1950 she married John A. Ballard who passed away in 1992. She married James B. Congdon in 1994, himself a widower. After Jim passed away, Ticker spent many loving years with her companion, Samuel H. Gilbert, Jr., until his death.

While her children were young, Ticker dedicated herself to volunteer work at the Church of the Advocate, gardening and bridge clubs. In the early sixties she started working, first as a lab assistant at Women’s Medical College, then as an ultrasound technician at The Philadelphia VA Medical Center before retiring in 1994.

In her free time, Ticker loved to garden, sunbathe at a pool or the ocean, ski, sail, cook, and play tennis. Most activities revolved around enjoying her many friends.

Ticker is survived by her two daughters Annette “Nancy” Ballard (Brennan Preine) and Caroline Ballard (Gerald Smith) and two grandchildren, John and Samuel Preine. She was pre-deceased by a daughter, Lucy.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a charity of your choosing. A Celebration of Life is planned for a later date.